Hi, I’m Susana
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW,) with 17 years of experience working in the mental health field. I am a bilingual English/Spanish bicultural therapist.
I specialize in providing holistic mental health therapy. This means my work with you will look at all factors in your life including environmental, cultural, mental, physical, and spiritual.
I also have expertise working with first gen women. Often times there are added stressors, and barriers that first gen women face in society and within their families of origin. As a daughter of an immigrant from El Salvador, it is a population I understand and am passionate about working with.
In addition, I specialize in Reproductive Trauma. This speciality is near and dear to my heart as an IVF and Rainbow baby mama. Reproductive trauma is the emotional and physical weight that comes when pregnancy, birth, or fertility journeys take an overwhelming, painful, or unexpected turn. It’s about the loss of control and body betrayal you feel—and the healing it takes to feel safe in your skin again.
Credentials & Modalities
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
LIS# 29850 Board of Behavioral Sciences
EMDRIA Certified Therapist
EMDRIA Approved Consultant in Training
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-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
-Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
-Mindfulness
-Somatic interventions
-Strengths Based interventions grounded in cultural and spiritual perspectives
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-University of Southern California Master of Social Work, MSW 2009
-University of California at Los Angeles BA in Sociology with a Minor in Women’s Studies 2003